The role of college and university faculty, particularly in the public perception, is chronicled from the early period in American history to the present. A consistent theme is the reinvention of faculty roles and responsibilities to meet society's changing needs. (MSE)

The history of American Indian participation in higher education is chronicled from the seventeenth century to the present, and challenges for the future are discussed briefly. Issues addressed include early colonial experiments, tribal resistance and support, use of education as assimilation, federal efforts, tribal colleges, and current…

Group interviews with college undergraduates revealed five social and political events that they felt had most influenced their generation: the "Challenger" shuttle explosion; the end of the Cold War; the Persian Gulf War; the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic; and the Rodney King beating and subsequent trials. (MSE)